The first vegetables called potatoes were actually what we now call these "potatoes"
sweet potatoes
Daredevil & Batman
Ben Affleck
16 letters: adjective for a novel based on the author's life, like Sylvia Plath's "The Bell Jar"
autobiographical
The name of an appetizer literally means "before the food"
antipasto
"Smiling" da Vinci work that doubles as Bart's sister
Mona Lisa Simpson
When the kernels are not removed, corn is described with this 3-word prepositional phrase
on the cob
Deadpool & Green Lantern
Ryan Reynolds
13 letters: adjective for a scream that will make the fluid in your veins coagulate
bloodcurdling
chicken
"Ravenous" Duran Duran hit about CNN's "Situation Room" host
Hungry Like the Wolf Blitzer
Before "polishing" began, most of the rice people ate was this color variety; now the term is used for a "whole grain" type
brown
Storm & Catwoman
Halle Berry
14 letters: this sauce, gluten free & made by Lea & Perrins since 1835
Worcestershire sauce
A nice addition to any Italian meal is this Tuscan wine
Chianti
"Thin" piece of disputed Israeli-Palestinian land involved in a clothes-shedding game
Gaza Strip poker
Due to the emergence of the vodka type, the original martini now has this liquor in front
gin
Thanos & Jonah Hex
Josh Brolin
13 letters: after being sentenced to death, you'll die in the chair by this
electrocution
Vitello tonnato is this meat cooked in a tuna & mayonnaise puree
veal
The landmark bell in a London clock tower that marries Jennifer Garner & hangs with Matt Damon
Big Ben Affleck
The black type of this is the original type made from a plant; the "black" part was added when candy like Twizzlers came along
licorice
Ramona Flowers & Huntress
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
13 letters: fair and generous treatment of others, especially in a sports contest
sportsmanship
When youre ready for dessert, leave the gun & take these favorites seen here

cannolis
The star of "Nacho Libre" becomes a form of extortion
Jack Blackmail